I was raped
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Musings on the fludiity of desire sparked by the author’s experiences of living in Chennai in the 1980s, with additional reflections on what this could mean for gay rights discourse that was taking root in India in the ’90s.
A mother’s experiences when her gay son came out to her.
I realized that I was trying so hard to fight the shame attached to me being gay that I somehow overlooked to fight the shame that is attached to my caste. I began to accept my caste within my engagement with my sexuality.
Deepan supports feminism, and explains why, in this impassioned essay.
Essays, poems and a short story on love for V-Day 2013
Bubbly writes to her parents and sister in Chennai, explaining why she cancelled her engagement.